Old World

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/old-world

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Old World?85 million square kilometers
2. What is the geographical designation?Afro-Eurasia (Africa, Europe, Asia)
3. What is the estimated population?Over 6.5 billion people
4. What is the Old World and why is it called that?The Old World is the big land area that includes Africa, Europe, and Asia. It is called the Old World because people have known about it for a very long time.
5. Where did the first farms start in the Old World?The first farms began in the Old World during the Neolithic Revolution. This was when people started growing crops and living in settled villages.

Contiguous Landmass: Land that is connected and forms a single, unbroken area.
Neolithic Revolution: The transition from nomadic hunting and gathering to settled agriculture.
Cultural Diffusion: The spread of cultural beliefs, social activities, and ideas from one group to another.